Job Specification

Reporting to the Regional Director, Africa, and based in Nairobi, Kenya, the Director, Conservation Impact will be responsible for working with both the Regional Director and Practice Leaders to identify and accelerate the development, design and implementation of the most promising initiatives within Africa that deliver the greatest impact on WWF's Practice Outcomes.

Other key functions include:

Working with Practice Leaders, Focal Points and Conservation Directors in Africa to develop a common understanding of regional trends and opportunities and to identify and accelerate the development, design, and implementation of high-quality initiatives that capitalize on these opportunities and deliver the greatest impact against our Practice Outcomes.

Ensuring the fulfillment of the organization's mission of ‘people living in harmony with nature’ by ensuring the relevance of our conservation work to people and development in Africa

Acting as a regional accelerator for moving regional ideas and smaller initiatives into bigger, focused, well designed and impactful initiatives that deliver the conservation outcome against WWF Goals and are also appealing to funders.

Prioritizing and aligning institutional partnerships and country strategies based on the pan-Africa conservation strategy as it develops.

Does this describe you? If you feel that you possess these qualities as well as the skills and experience we are looking for and are interested in exploring this exciting and challenging opportunity we would love to hear from you.